Category Archives: Orillia News
First Week Of Spring Includes Sunshine and Double Digits
More gorgeous weather is in the forecast for the first week of spring. The season of renewal officially arrived on at 5:37a.m. on Saturday. Most of the region enjoyed sunshine and double-digit tempera...
Mar 22, 2021
Fatal Crash In Barrie
A male driver was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Barrie on Sunday morning. First responders were called to Duckworth Street near Highway 400. Police closed the area to traffic, as their investiga...
Mar 21, 2021
One Dead, Another Wounded in Orangeville Hostage Incident
A hostage taking incident in Orangeville has left a man dead and another wounded. OPP were called just before midnight Friday to a house on Wellington Street near Townline, where they found a male vic...
Mar 21, 2021 OPP Patrol Cruiser
Barrie Resident Charged With Impaired After Pulling Vehicle Into OPP Detachment Parking Lot
A 35-year-old Barrie resident faces charges after police say they pulled the vehicle they were driving into a police detachment parking lot while impaired. A uniform officer with the Southern Georgian...
Mar 19, 2021 Photo courtesy of the Ontario Provincial Police
$7.1 Million Announced To Help Georgian College Address Covid-19 Financial Impacts
$7.1 million is going to Georgian College via the Provincial Government to help the college address the financial impacts of COVID-19. Doug Downey, MPP for Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte, says Georgia...
Mar 19, 2021
Ontario's COVID-19 Vaccine Booking System Expanding to Individuals Over 75
More shots are coming. That's the message from Premier Doug Ford today. He says over 50 percent of Ontario residents over 80 have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and yesterday was a...
Mar 19, 2021
Spring Is Officially In The Air And Arrives Saturday!
Spring officially arrives this weekend. The spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere occurs at 5:37 A.M. EDT tomorrow (Saturday) morning. It occurs when the Sun crosses the equator line, heading nort...
Mar 19, 2021
Single Vehicle Collision Sends One to Hospital In Ramara
A single-vehicle collision on Highway 12 resulted in a driver being sent to a Toronto hospital by air ambulance with possible life-altering injuries. Wednesday just after 3:30 pm police responded to t...
Mar 18, 2021 Official Logo of the OPP
Province Addresses 3-Stage Vaccine Rollout Plans For Simcoe-Muskoka
The plan to roll out vaccine delivery in Simcoe-Muskoka has been addressed by the Province. They are currently continuing Phase 1 of the rollout, which sees those living in congregate living centres f...
Mar 18, 2021
Police Seize Weapons Including Grenades, Cocaine and Illegal Cannabis After 8-Month Investigation
Ten people have been charged with 268 offences after an eight-month investigation into weapons and drug trafficking in southwestern Ontario. On March 9th, police executed search warrants at several On...
Mar 18, 2021